LONDON (AP) — Britain's inflation rate rose to a new 40-year high of 10.1% in July, a faster pace than in the U.S. and Europe as climbing food prices in the United Kingdom tightened a cost-of-living squeeze fueled by the soaring cost of energy.

2. UK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear - Friday, August 12, 2022

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom's economy shrank in the three months to June, figures released Friday showed — a smaller-than-expected contraction that nevertheless added to jitters about the rocky months ahead.

3. Nichols joins Meharry as senior vice president - Friday, August 5, 2022

Michelle Nichols, M.D., M.S., MBA, FAAFP, has been named as senior vice president of clinical affairs Meharry Medical College. Nichols will lead Meharry’s clinical enterprise, collaborating with the college’s clinicians and overseeing its graduate medical education programs. She will spearhead efforts to advance health equity and reduce disparities among those in underserved communities.

4. Some Republicans see good politics in same-sex marriage bill - Friday, July 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — When asked if he'd support legislation to protect same-sex marriage, one conservative Republican senator was almost nonchalant.

"I see no reason to oppose it," Ron Johnson of Wisconsin told reporters, bringing Democrats one vote closer to an unexpected victory as they move to safeguard same-sex marriage and other rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide.

5. All about Manchin: What Biden wanted for US, senator did not - Friday, July 15, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — It launched as the new president's ambitious plan for rebuilding America — a $2.3 trillion domestic infrastructure investment coupled with a $1.8 trillion plan to bolster U.S. families with support for health care, child care, college costs, unseen in generations.

6. Johnson's move to rewrite Brexit rules clears 1st hurdle - Friday, June 24, 2022

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bid to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union has cleared its first hurdle in Parliament, despite warnings from opponents that the move is illegal.

7. Takeaways from AP interview: Biden on inflation, US psyche - Friday, June 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sat down with the Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood, and his commitment to standing up to Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

8. EU launches legal action against UK over post-Brexit changes - Friday, June 10, 2022

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to Britain's unilateral moves to rip up parts of the post-Brexit deal between both sides, officials said Wednesday,

9. Tennessee execution pause through 2022 could last longer - Friday, June 10, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — After Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted a lethal injection in April because he learned the drugs hadn't been tested as required, he ordered an independent investigation and paused all executions through the end of the year.

10. UK moves to rewrite Brexit rules; EU threatens legal action - Friday, June 10, 2022

LONDON (AP) — Britain's government on Monday proposed new legislation that would unilaterally change post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, despite opposition from some U.K. lawmakers and EU officials who say the move violates international law.

11. House approves 'red flag' gun bill unlikely to pass Senate - Friday, June 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved a "red flag" bill Thursday that would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others.

12. Top Davidson County residential sales for May 2022 - Friday, June 10, 2022

Top residential real estate sales, May 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

13. Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde? - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of background-check bills for gun buyers Wednesday in response to the school massacre in Texas. But the Democrat acknowledged Congress' unyielding rejection of previous legislation to curb the national epidemic of gun violence.

14. Senate ships $40B Ukraine aid bill to Biden for signature - Friday, May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has whisked a $40 billion package of military, economic and food aid for Ukraine and U.S. allies to final congressional approval, putting a bipartisan stamp on America's biggest commitment yet to turning Russia's invasion into a painful quagmire for Moscow.

15. UK raises stakes in EU feud with threat to break Brexit deal - Friday, May 13, 2022

LONDON (AP) — The British government dramatically escalated a fight with the European Union on Tuesday by saying it will pass a law to scrap parts of the trade treaty signed by the two sides less than two years ago.

16. Abortion draft puts unusual public pressure on Supreme Court - Friday, April 29, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The traditionally insular Supreme Court is about to face the full force of public pressure and abortion politics as justices make a final decision on whether to throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

17. School library bill advances, sponsor suggests book burning - Friday, April 29, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Republicans advanced legislation Wednesday that would place more scrutiny over what books are placed in public schools libraries, moments after the bill's House sponsor said any inappropriate book should be burned.

18. Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others - Friday, April 22, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related charges but went on to become pillars in their communities.

19. Top Davidson County residential sales for Q1 2022 - Friday, April 22, 2022

Top residential real estate sales, first quarter 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

20. EXPLAINER: Why does it matter if US calls Ukraine genocide - Friday, April 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden declares Russia's Ukraine war "genocide," it isn't just another strong word.

A formal U.S. follow-up accusing Russia of a campaign aimed at wiping out a targeted group could carry obligations on the world to consider action. That's because of a genocide treaty approved by the U.N. General Assembly in the years immediately after World War II, signed by the United States and more than 150 other nations.

21. Library study finds 'challenged' books soared in 2021 - Friday, April 1, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.

"A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. And usually those calls would be for guidance on how to handle a challenge or for materials that support the value of the work being challenged," Caldwell-Stone told The Associated Press. "Now, we're getting three, four, five reports a day, many in need of support and some in need of a great deal of support."

22. Billions, and growing, for lawmakers' projects in big bill - Friday, April 1, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill President Joe Biden signed recently. The official tally shows amounts modest by past standards yet spread widely around the country — and that understate what lawmakers are claiming credit for.

23. TN Budget: New Titans stadium, grocery tax pause, vote machines - Friday, March 25, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican state lawmakers peppered Gov. Bill Lee's finance team with questions Tuesday about its proposal to authorize $500 million in bonds to help the Tennessee Titans build a new enclosed stadium. Some said the request caught them by surprise, since they approved a tax break for the team's planned stadium upgrades just last year.

24. Nashville vs. Milwaukee: GOP weighs its convention choices - Friday, March 25, 2022

In Milwaukee, one of two cities vying to host the Republican presidential convention in 2024, Democrats were pilloried by the potential visitors after predawn election results delivered Wisconsin for Joe Biden in the 2020 White House race. Rival Nashville, Tennessee, is run by a mayor whose Democratic brother was effectively redistricted out of his congressional seat by Republicans.

25. High from hemp: States wrestle with chemically made THC - Friday, March 25, 2022

Over the past few years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts to be used in things like gummy bears and vape oils.

26. House passes bill to prohibit discrimination based on hair - Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people who wear hairstyles like Afros, cornrows or tightly coiled twists should not face bias in society, school and the workplace, the U.S. House said Friday in voting to make it explicit that such discrimination is a violation of federal civil rights law.

27. Former Congressman Phil Roe appointed to university board - Friday, March 18, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Two Tennessee legislative panels have approved appointing former U.S. Rep. Phil Roe to serve on the Austin Peay State University board of trustees.

The 76-year-old Roe retired from Congress in 2020 after serving six terms representing East Tennesseans in the House. He practiced medicine for more than 30 years and was mayor of Johnson City before being elected to Congress.

28. Attorney, teacher joins GSRM Law - Friday, March 4, 2022

The law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC bas brought M. Clark Spoden into the firm as a partner in the firm’s litigation section.

His practice is focused on the representation of companies in contract, employment, environmental, administrative law, construction, business tort, noncompetition, intellectual property, wrongful death and personal injury cases.

29. Some Russian oligarchs speak out, cautiously, against war - Friday, February 25, 2022

There have been social media messages calling for peace, an image of a murdered Russian opposition figure, a newspaper editorial demanding President Vladimir Putin "stop this war."

As Russian forces pound Ukraine's cities, the sentiments might not be surprising. Their source is — they come from rich Russians, including billionaires close to the Kremlin.

30. Activism grows nationwide in response to school book bans - Friday, February 25, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the occasional letter to elected officials.

Then came her local school board meeting in Orange County, Florida and an objection raised to Maia Kobabe's graphic novel "Gender Queer: A Memoir." And the county's decision last fall to remove it from high school shelves.

31. Tennessee sued over state House, Senate redistricting maps - Friday, February 25, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A lawsuit backed by the Tennessee Democratic Party seeks to block new redistricting maps for the state House and Senate, arguing Republican lawmakers who drew the maps violated the state Constitution to keep a firm grip on their partisan advantages.

32. Study: Child poverty rising after tax credit expires - Friday, February 25, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of children in America living in poverty jumped dramatically after just one month without the expanded child tax credit payments, according to a new study. Advocates fear the lapse in payments could unravel what they say were landmark achievements in poverty reduction.

33. Top Davidson County residential sales for January 2022 - Friday, February 18, 2022

Top residential real estate sales, January 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

34. Trump's stash of documents shows 'fragile' historical record - Friday, February 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — As president, Donald Trump never liked to leave a paper trail. He avoided email, admonished aides to stop taking notes during meetings and ripped up documents when he was finished with them.

35. At least 3 judges eyed as Biden mulls Supreme Court pick - Friday, January 28, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is eyeing at least three judges for an expected vacancy on the Supreme Court as he prepares to quickly deliver on his campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the nation's highest court, according to aides and allies.

36. Tennessee lawmakers cast final vote on redistricting maps - Friday, January 21, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee passed their state House map on Wednesday, finishing the final task in their once-a-decade state legislative and congressional redistricting work.

37. Schumer: 'We made progress' on voting bill, filibuster rules - Friday, January 21, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in an interview Thursday that Democrats "made progress" toward changing the Senate's filibuster rules to advance sweeping voting legislation, despite the dramatic collapse of the package that his party says is central to protecting democracy.

38. House map carving Nashville clears state Senate - Friday, January 21, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A plan to split fast-growing Nashville into multiple congressional seats cleared a key hurdle Thursday after state Senate Republicans signed off on the proposal despite objections from Democrats who warn the new map unfairly affects Black voters.

39. Big voting bill faces defeat as 2 Dems won't stop filibuster - Friday, January 14, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital for protecting democracy appeared headed for defeat as the Senate opened debate Tuesday, a devastating setback enabled by President Joe Biden's own party as two holdout senators refuse to support rule changes to overcome a Republican filibuster.

40. Sinema, Manchin slammed as Senate begins voting bill debate - Friday, January 14, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing stark criticism from civil rights leaders, senators return to Capitol Hill under intense pressure to change their rules and break a Republican filibuster that has hopelessly stalled voting legislation.

41. Invoking Jan. 6, Dems pivot to fight for voting legislation - Friday, January 7, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are mounting an impassioned bid to overhaul Senate rules that stand in the way of their sweeping voting legislation, arguing dark forces unleashed by Donald Trump's falsehoods about the 2020 election demand an extraordinary response.

42. Tennessee to invest $15M in 18 lakes, add fisherman's brand - Friday, December 17, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — A Tennessee plan to invest $15 million in improvements at 18 lakes that will be branded after bass fishing superstar Bill Dance.

Gov. Bill Lee's office announced plans Thursday to create the Bill Dance Signature Lakes by partnering his agencies on wildlife resources, state parks and tourism.

43. Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike - Friday, December 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should use its legal authority to cut back a hefty premium increase soon hitting millions of enrollees, as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers call for action amid worries over rising inflation.

44. Top Davidson County residential sales for November 2021 - Friday, December 10, 2021

Top residential real estate sales, November 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

45. Gov. Lee's aide warned legislators new COVID law is illegal - Friday, November 19, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office warned lawmakers that their sprawling bill limiting COVID-19 restrictions would violate federal law that protects people with disabilities and put the state at risk of losing federal funds, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.

46. Biden asking Democrats do so much with so little in Congress - Friday, November 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rarely have the leaders of Congress been asked to do so much, with so little, as in navigating President Joe Biden's big domestic vision into law.

Reaching for FDR-style accomplishments with slimmer-than-ever Democratic majorities has been politically messy at best, arduous at worst, and about to become even more daunting for the president and his party.

47. Biden seeks votes for his $1.75T plan: 'Let's get this done' - Friday, October 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said he and Democrats in Congress reached a "historic" framework for his sweeping domestic policy package. But he still needs to lock down votes from key colleagues for what's now a dramatically scaled-back bill.

48. Tennessee GOP lawmakers sprint in bid to curb COVID rules - Friday, October 29, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee could be voting within days on whether to ban most businesses from solely requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for their customers and workers and severely limit when companies and government entities — including schools — can require masks.

49. Biden announces 'historic' deal — but still must win votes - Friday, October 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Thursday he had reached a "historic economic framework" with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping domestic policy package, a hard-fought yet dramatically scaled-back deal announced just before he departed for overseas summits.

50. UK courts green investment to fuel carbon-cutting plans - Friday, October 15, 2021

LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom announced plans Tuesday to stop installing home heating that uses fossil fuels by 2035 as the government hosted a meeting aimed at attracting billions of dollars in foreign investment for green projects in Britain.

51. Reaction to Colin Powell's death from US and world figures - Friday, October 15, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — World figures are reacting to the death of Colin Powell, a Vietnam War veteran who rose to the rank of four-star general and became the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then secretary of state. Powell died Monday of COVID-19 complications at age 84.

52. Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot after authorization - Friday, September 24, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden joked about his age Monday as he rolled up his sleeve for a COVID-19 booster shot, encouraging Americans to get vaccinated against the virus that has killed 688,000 in the U.S. and for those authorized to get their booster doses for more enduring protection.

53. Menzie named president of Cumberland Trust - Friday, September 24, 2021

Cumberland Trust, an independent trust company, has named Jennie Menzie president and elected her to its board of directors. Menzie will serve as president, chief operating officer and corporate counsel.

54. Biden, world leaders try to hammer out next steps on climate - Friday, September 17, 2021

Washington (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to hammer out the world's next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders Friday, and announced a new U.S.-European pledge to cut climate-wrecking methane leaks.

55. Events - Friday, September 17, 2021

Mentoring Matters. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee is launching Mentoring Matters, a virtual professional group mentoring and networking event with all proceeds to support BBBSMT’s mission to provide youth with one-to-one mentoring. Wednesday, 5-6:30 p.m. Fee: $80-plus. Information

56. Tennessee House Speaker unveils redistricting panel members - Friday, August 27, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton announced the members selected to serve on the House's redistricting committee.

57. House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law - Friday, August 20, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders tout as progress in their quest to fight back against voting restrictions advanced in Republican-led states.

58. Lee, other governors using federal virus aid to expand school choice - Friday, August 20, 2021

When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.

He used part of the windfall to further his goal of offering school choice options for parents, sending millions to charter schools that operate without traditional public oversight. That included funneling more than $4 million to new charters that are not scheduled to open until at least next year.

59. Top Davidson County commercial sales for July 2021 - Friday, August 20, 2021

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2021, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

60. NAACP: Justice must probe arrest threats against Texas Dems - Friday, August 13, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP, one of the nation's leading civil rights groups, is urging the Justice Department to investigate whether a federal crime was being committed when Texas Republicans threatened to have their Democratic colleagues arrested for refusing to attend a legislative session in an effort to try and block a sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to vote in the state.

61. Biden's complicated new task: keeping Democrats together - Friday, August 13, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden overcame skepticism, deep political polarization and legislative gamesmanship to win bipartisan approval in the Senate this week of his $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

62. Dems renew push on elections bill that GOP vows to block - Friday, August 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing their push to enact their marquee voting bill, pledging to make it the first order of business when the Senate returns in the fall even though they don't have a clear strategy for overcoming steadfast Republican opposition.

63. Peyton's Place is Hall of Fame, with Woodson, Megatron - Friday, August 6, 2021

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Peyton's Place is now in Canton at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five years ago with a slew of passing records was enshrined Sunday night with other members of the class of 2021. The stadium rocked with cheers from fans in Colts blue or Broncos orange — the two franchises he took to the top — when Manning was introduced.

64. Senate advances nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan - Friday, July 30, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate advanced a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan on Friday with a bipartisan group of senators helping it clear one more hurdle and bracing to see if support can hold during the next few days of debate and efforts to amend it.

65. Records: State spent $11K on influencers for airfare promo - Friday, July 23, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee paid thousands of dollars for social media influencers to promote a contentious new initiative that uses $2.5 million in taxpayer dollars to offer flight vouchers largely to out-of-state residents.

66. The long, 'surreal' days of the runaway Texas legislators - Friday, July 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sheltered in a downtown D.C. hotel, the Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a restrictive voting bill are living a life of stress and scrutiny.

After bolting the state Monday in order to sabotage the bill by denying a quorum in the Texas House of Representatives, the more than 50 state legislators find themselves balancing a punishing schedule of political lobbying, outside work and family obligations, all under a national spotlight.

67. Pfizer to discuss COVID-19 vaccine booster with US officials - Friday, July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker's request for federal authorization of a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser acknowledged that "it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely" that booster shots will be needed.

68. Voting rights ruling increases pressure on Democrats to act - Friday, July 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation that would protect voting rights after a Supreme Court ruling made it harder to challenge Republican efforts to limit ballot access in many states.

69. House votes to remove Roger Taney bust, Confederate statues - Friday, June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Tuesday to approve a bill that would remove from the Capitol a bust of Roger Taney, the U.S. chief justice best known for an infamous pro-slavery decision, as well as statues of Jefferson Davis and others who served in the Confederacy.

70. Justice Department suing Georgia over state's new voting law - Friday, June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters equal access to the ballot.

71. Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases - Friday, June 18, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she's seeking to the military justice system.

72. Lucky number: Biden is 13th US president to meet the queen - Friday, June 11, 2021

LONDON (AP) — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who's met, well, almost everyone.

Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle after a Group of Seven leaders' summit in southwestern England.

73. 'A lot of anxiety' for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls - Friday, June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. An ambitious elections and voting bill is all but dead. Legislation on police brutality, gun control and immigration has stalled out.

74. Time ticking away, Democrats face wrenching test on agenda - Friday, June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bracing for political trouble, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Democratic colleagues that June will "test our resolve" as senators return Monday to consider infrastructure, voting rights and other stalled-out priorities at a crucial moment in Congress.

75. Titans hire first full-time female scout - Friday, May 28, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have promoted three scouts with Mical Johnson the franchise's first woman working full time in the scouting department.

The Titans announced the moves Tuesday. The organization has had women working in the scouting department and as assistants to the general manager among other roles.

76. Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict - Friday, May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company's talc products.

The case features an array of high-profile attorneys, some in unusual alliances, including former independent counsel Kenneth Starr, who is representing the women who sued Johnson & Johnson. The nation's largest business groups are backing the company, and a justice's father also makes an appearance because of his long association with the trade group for cosmetics and personal care products.

77. Senate R&D bill to counter China shelved by GOP opposition - Friday, May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the United States more competitive with China and shoring up domestic computer chip manufacturing with $50 billion in emergency funds was abruptly shelved Friday after a handful of Republican senators orchestrated a last-minute attempt to halt it.

78. Medicare for 60-year-olds not guaranteed to be a better deal - Friday, May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats have proposed to lower Medicare's eligibility age to 60, to help older adults get affordable coverage. But a new study finds that Medicare can be more expensive than other options, particularly for many people of modest means.

79. Advocates sue to stop Tennessee Medicaid block grant program - Friday, April 23, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — A group of Tennessee Medicaid recipients has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt a plan that would make contentious changes to the state's program designed to provide medical coverage to the poor.

80. White House offers new tax credit to help spur vaccinations - Friday, April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is trying to overcome diminishing demand for COVID-19 shots by offering businesses a tax incentive to give employees paid leave to get vaccinated. The move comes as the United States is set to meet President Joe Biden's goal of administering 200 million coronavirus doses in his first 100 days in office.

81. Biden to America after Floyd verdict: 'We can't stop here' - Friday, April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said the conviction of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd "can be a giant step forward" for the nation in the fight against systemic racism. But he declared that "it's not enough."

82. Biden's virtual climate summit: Diplomacy sans human touch - Friday, April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no hands to shake or backs to slap, no way to look a foreign leader in the eye. The small human moments that define statecraft will be reduced to images on a screen.

83. Democrats begin long-shot push to expand the Supreme Court - Friday, April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of congressional Democrats introduced legislation Thursday to add four seats to the Supreme Court, a long-shot bid designed to counter the court's rightward tilt during the Trump administration and criticized by Republicans as a potential power grab that would reduce the public's trust in the judiciary.

84. Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states - Friday, March 19, 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid to provide health coverage for more low-income Americans. It's proving to be a tough sell.

85. Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension - Friday, March 19, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation creating an independent, bipartisan panel to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is stalled, for now, with Democrats and Republicans split over the scope and structure of a review that would revisit the deadly attack and assess former President Donald Trump's role.

86. Pinnacle adds Frazee as financial adviser - Friday, March 19, 2021

Nashville commercial real estate lender Michael Frazee has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial adviser, based at the firm’s Symphony Place headquarters office. Frazee is part of commercial real estate manager Tyler Muesch’s Nashville team.

87. Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers? - Friday, March 12, 2021

DETROIT (AP) — The world's major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.

Yet for that to happen, they'll need to sell the idea to people like Steve Bock.

88. Police groups endorse Biden's pick for civil rights chief - Friday, March 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the largest law enforcement groups in the U.S. are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden's nominee to run the Justice Department's civil rights division.

The support for Kristen Clarke, who is nominated to be assistant attorney general for civil rights, includes some of the nation's most powerful law enforcement organizations, including the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

89. Biden intent on selling benefits of virus aid plan to public - Friday, March 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Final congressional approval of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill Wednesday represents an undeniable victory for President Joe Biden -- and one the White House knows it needs to sell to the public.

90. Tennessee: Some inmates now qualify for COVID-19 vaccine - Friday, March 5, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — After initially deeming that inoculating prisoners could be a "PR nightmare," Tennessee officials on Tuesday said some inmates were receiving a COVID-19 vaccine — but only those who qualify as part of other groups the state has prioritized.

91. Dem split on jobless benefits slows relief bill in Senate - Friday, March 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats laid aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.

92. Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America - Friday, February 26, 2021

NASHVILLE (AP) — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared.

93. Stocks rally on Wall Street, S&P 500 has best day since June - Friday, February 26, 2021

Wall Street kicked off March with a broad rally Monday that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 600 points higher and gave the S&P 500 its best day in nine months.

The S&P 500 climbed 2.4%, clawing back nearly all of its losses from last week. More than 90% of the stocks in the benchmark index rose, with technology, financial and industrial companies powering a big share of the S&P 500's gains. Small company stocks also had a strong showing as they continue to outpace the broader market this year.

94. 'Obamacare' sign-ups reopen as Democrats push for more aid - Friday, February 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov's market for subsidized health plans reopens Monday for a special three-month sign-up window as the Democratic-led Congress pushes a boost in financial help that could cut premiums by double digits.

95. Trump's historic 2nd trial opens with jarring video of siege - Friday, February 5, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats opened Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial Tuesday by showing the former president whipping up a rally crowd to march to the Capitol and "fight like hell" against his reelection defeat, followed by graphic video of the deadly attack on Congress  that came soon after.

96. New boost for minority businesses in underserved communities - Friday, February 5, 2021

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Small minority-owned businesses have often struggled to gain access to capital and other tools to grow, a challenge made more daunting by the economic upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic. But a new effort announced Tuesday aims to address those disparities in pockets of the nation long gripped by poverty.

97. Top Davidson County residential sales for fourth quarter 2020 - Friday, February 5, 2021

Top residential real estate sales, fourth quarter 2020, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

98. Dolly knows new statue would be for the birds - Friday, February 5, 2021

Whatever adjectives might be attached to Dolly Parton – and many come to mind – “underappreciated” would not seem to apply.

Aside from music-related awards too numerous to list, she’s a former Ms. Magazine Woman of the Year, holder of honorary doctorates from Carson-Newman College and the University of Tennessee, a Kennedy Center honoree and a recipient of the American Legion Good Guy Award, Woodrow Wilson Public Service Award and the National Medal of Arts.

99. Biden seen likely to keep Space Force, a Trump favorite - Friday, January 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — To the last moments of his presidency, Donald Trump trumpeted Space Force as a creation for the ages. And while President Joe Biden has quickly undone other Trump initiatives, the space-faring service seems likely to survive, even if the new administration pushes it lower on the list of defense priorities.

100. Getting more shots into more arms - Friday, January 29, 2021

When Meharry Medical College associate professor of microbiology and immunology Donald Alcendor isn’t in the classroom or lab he’s visiting barbershops, salons and small businesses, teaching informally about clinical trials at Meharry for a new COVID-19 vaccine.